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"Basketball phenom Josh Bell and his twin brother, Jordan, are kings on the court. With crossovers that make even the toughest ballers cry. But when Jordan meets the new girl in school, the twins' bond unravels. Basketball and brotherhood intertwine to show Josh and Jordan that life doesn't come with a playbook and, sometimes, it's not about winning." --back cover.
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Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 3
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"This dramatic sequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a powerful novel . . .capable of touching readers of any age." —The Christian Science Monitor
3) Scorpions
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The Scorpions are a gun-toting Harlem gang, and Jamal Hicks is about to become tragically involved with them in this authentic tale of the sacrifice of innocence and the struggle to steer clear of violence.
This Newbery Honor Book will challenge young men to consider their own decisions as they come of age in a complex and often frustrating society.
Pushed by a bully to fight and nagged by his principal, Jamal is having a difficult
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Door of no return volume 1
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"A novel in verse about an Asante boy who is captured and taken from his village during the nineteenth century"--Provided by publisher.
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Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 2
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A black family living in the South during the 1930's are faced with prejudice and discrimination which their children don't understand.
7) Sounder
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This powerful Newbery-winning classic tells the story of the great coon dog Sounder and his family.
An African American boy and his family rarely have enough to eat. Each night, the boy's father takes their dog, Sounder, out to look for food. The man grows more desperate by the day.
When food suddenly appears on the table one morning, it seems like a blessing. But the sheriff and his deputies are not far behind. The ever-loyal Sounder remains...
11) Goggles!
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Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 5
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"When Peter and his friend Archie find a pair of old motorcycle goggles near their hideout, they can't believe their luck--until some bigger boys decide they like the goggles too. Peter and Archie are in a jam, but after some quick thinking and a little unexpected help from Peter's dog, Willie, things start to look a lot better..."--Cover page [4].
12) Rebound
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"Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. Chuck Bell takes center stage as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshiping, basketball star his sons look up to." --publisher's website.
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Crossing Ebenezer Creek volume 2
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Essie, a young black woman in 1880s Savannah, is offered the opportunity to leave her shameful past and be transformed into an educated, high-society woman in Washington, D.C.
14) Feathers
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When a new, white student nicknamed "The Jesus Boy" joins her sixth grade class in the winter of 1971, Frannie's growing friendship with him makes her start to see some things in a new light.
15) Amazing Grace
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Grace loves stories. She likes to read them, see them in movies, and make them up herself. And even more than hearing stories, she loves to act them out. Sometimes she's a pirate, or Aladdin with a magic lamp, or Mowgli in the backyard jungle. Now Grace is sad. Her class is putting on a play called Peter Pan. Guess what part she wants to play? But Raj says she can't be Peter Pan because she's a girl. And Natalie says she can't because she's black....
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Dyamonde Daniel books volume 4
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Despite what Dyamonde and Free say, Damaria worries that she is getting fat, until a classmate's problem with diabetes causes her to change her thoughts about body image.
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Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 16
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"Matt Braddock, the BSC's newest charge, has been Deaf since birth and he uses sign language to speak. Since Jessi is Matt's baby-sitter, she's been using sign language, too. Soon all the kids in Stoneybrook want to learn to sign . . . which keeps the Baby-Sitters Club busy. Jessi's the busiest of all: she's working on a secret just for Matt. Will she be able to keep the secret and pull off her special event?"--back cover.
20) Hi, cat!
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Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 6
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Archie's day would have been great if he had not started it by greeting the new cat on the block.
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